diff --git a/lib/kafkajs/_consumer.js b/lib/kafkajs/_consumer.js
index ada184f8..d0c5f24d 100644
--- a/lib/kafkajs/_consumer.js
+++ b/lib/kafkajs/_consumer.js
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ class Consumer {
    * @param {function?} config.eachBatch - The function to call for processing each batch of messages - can only be set if eachMessage is not set.
    * @param {boolean?} config.eachBatchAutoResolve - Whether to automatically resolve offsets for each batch (only applicable if eachBatch is set, true by default).
    * @param {number?} config.partitionsConsumedConcurrently - The limit to the number of partitions consumed concurrently (1 by default).
+   * @param {number?} config.maxBatchSize - The maximum number of messages to include in a batch when using eachBatch (32 by default).
    */
   async run(config) {
     if (this.#state !== ConsumerState.CONNECTED) {
@@ -1249,6 +1250,18 @@ class Consumer {
       configCopy.partitionsConsumedConcurrently = 1;
     }
 
+    if (!Object.hasOwn(config, 'maxBatchSize')) {
+      configCopy.maxBatchSize = 32;
+    } else if (typeof config.maxBatchSize !== 'number' ||
+               config.maxBatchSize <= 0 ||
+               !Number.isInteger(config.maxBatchSize)) {
+      throw new error.KafkaJSError(
+        'maxBatchSize must be a positive integer.',
+        { code: error.ErrorCodes.ERR__INVALID_ARG });
+    } else {
+      configCopy.maxBatchSize = config.maxBatchSize;
+    }
+
     this.#messageCache = new MessageCache(this.#logger);
     /* We deliberately don't await this because we want to return from this method immediately. */
     this.#runInternal(configCopy);
@@ -1559,8 +1572,7 @@ class Consumer {
   async #runInternal(config) {
     this.#concurrency = config.partitionsConsumedConcurrently;
     const perMessageProcessor = config.eachMessage ? this.#messageProcessor : this.#batchProcessor;
-    /* TODO: make this dynamic, based on max batch size / size of last message seen. */
-    const maxBatchSize = 32;
+    const maxBatchSize = config.maxBatchSize;
     const fetcher = config.eachMessage
       ? (savedIdx) => this.#consumeSingleCached(savedIdx)
       : (savedIdx) => this.#consumeCachedN(savedIdx, maxBatchSize);
diff --git a/test/promisified/consumer/consumeMessages.spec.js b/test/promisified/consumer/consumeMessages.spec.js
index ca9204c6..b2250441 100644
--- a/test/promisified/consumer/consumeMessages.spec.js
+++ b/test/promisified/consumer/consumeMessages.spec.js
@@ -907,4 +907,157 @@ describe.each(cases)('Consumer - partitionsConsumedConcurrently = %s -', (partit
         await waitFor(() => (messagesConsumed === (partition0ProducedMessages + messages1.length + messages2.length)), () => { }, 100);
     });
 
+    it('uses default maxBatchSize of 32 when not specified', async () => {
+        await producer.connect();
+        await consumer.connect();
+        await consumer.subscribe({ topic: topicName });
+
+        const batchSizes = [];
+        consumer.run({
+            partitionsConsumedConcurrently,
+            eachBatch: async ({ batch }) => {
+                batchSizes.push(batch.messages.length);
+            }
+        });
+
+        /* Produce enough messages to see batch size growth pattern */
+        const messages = Array(128)
+            .fill()
+            .map(() => {
+                const value = secureRandom();
+                return { value: `value-${value}`, partition: 0 };
+            });
+
+        await producer.send({ topic: topicName, messages });
+        await waitFor(() => batchSizes.length >= 7, () => { }, 100);
+
+        /* With default batch size of 32, we should see growth pattern:
+         * 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 8, 16, 16, 32, 32, ...
+         * The maximum batch size should be capped at 32 */
+        const maxBatchSize = Math.max(...batchSizes);
+        expect(maxBatchSize).toBeLessThanOrEqual(32);
+    });
+
+    it('respects custom maxBatchSize value', async () => {
+        await producer.connect();
+        await consumer.connect();
+        await consumer.subscribe({ topic: topicName });
+
+        const customMaxBatchSize = 10;
+        const batchSizes = [];
+        consumer.run({
+            partitionsConsumedConcurrently,
+            maxBatchSize: customMaxBatchSize,
+            eachBatch: async ({ batch }) => {
+                batchSizes.push(batch.messages.length);
+            }
+        });
+
+        /* Produce enough messages to exceed the custom batch size */
+        const messages = Array(64)
+            .fill()
+            .map(() => {
+                const value = secureRandom();
+                return { value: `value-${value}`, partition: 0 };
+            });
+
+        await producer.send({ topic: topicName, messages });
+        await waitFor(() => batchSizes.length >= 5, () => { }, 100);
+
+        /* All batches should be at most customMaxBatchSize */
+        const maxBatchSize = Math.max(...batchSizes);
+        expect(maxBatchSize).toBeLessThanOrEqual(customMaxBatchSize);
+    });
+
+    it('handles large maxBatchSize correctly', async () => {
+        await producer.connect();
+        await consumer.connect();
+        await consumer.subscribe({ topic: topicName });
+
+        const customMaxBatchSize = 200;
+        const batchSizes = [];
+        let messagesConsumed = 0;
+        consumer.run({
+            partitionsConsumedConcurrently,
+            maxBatchSize: customMaxBatchSize,
+            eachBatch: async ({ batch }) => {
+                batchSizes.push(batch.messages.length);
+                messagesConsumed += batch.messages.length;
+            }
+        });
+
+        const totalMessages = 150;
+        const messages = Array(totalMessages)
+            .fill()
+            .map(() => {
+                const value = secureRandom();
+                return { value: `value-${value}`, partition: 0 };
+            });
+
+        await producer.send({ topic: topicName, messages });
+        await waitFor(() => messagesConsumed >= totalMessages, () => { }, 100);
+
+        /* All batches should be at most customMaxBatchSize */
+        const maxBatchSize = Math.max(...batchSizes);
+        expect(maxBatchSize).toBeLessThanOrEqual(customMaxBatchSize);
+        expect(messagesConsumed).toEqual(totalMessages);
+    });
+
+    it('throws error when maxBatchSize is not a positive integer', async () => {
+        await consumer.connect();
+        await consumer.subscribe({ topic: topicName });
+
+        /* Negative value */
+        await expect(consumer.run({
+            maxBatchSize: -1,
+            eachBatch: async () => { }
+        })).rejects.toThrow('maxBatchSize must be a positive integer');
+
+        /* Zero */
+        await expect(consumer.run({
+            maxBatchSize: 0,
+            eachBatch: async () => { }
+        })).rejects.toThrow('maxBatchSize must be a positive integer');
+
+        /* Non-integer */
+        await expect(consumer.run({
+            maxBatchSize: 3.5,
+            eachBatch: async () => { }
+        })).rejects.toThrow('maxBatchSize must be a positive integer');
+
+        /* Non-number */
+        await expect(consumer.run({
+            maxBatchSize: 'invalid',
+            eachBatch: async () => { }
+        })).rejects.toThrow('maxBatchSize must be a positive integer');
+    });
+
+    it('maxBatchSize only affects eachBatch, not eachMessage', async () => {
+        await producer.connect();
+        await consumer.connect();
+        await consumer.subscribe({ topic: topicName });
+
+        const messagesConsumed = [];
+        consumer.run({
+            partitionsConsumedConcurrently,
+            maxBatchSize: 5, /* Should be ignored for eachMessage */
+            eachMessage: async (event) => {
+                messagesConsumed.push(event);
+            }
+        });
+
+        const messages = Array(20)
+            .fill()
+            .map(() => {
+                const value = secureRandom();
+                return { value: `value-${value}`, partition: 0 };
+            });
+
+        await producer.send({ topic: topicName, messages });
+        await waitForMessages(messagesConsumed, { number: messages.length });
+
+        /* Each message should be processed individually */
+        expect(messagesConsumed.length).toEqual(messages.length);
+    });
+
 });
diff --git a/types/kafkajs.d.ts b/types/kafkajs.d.ts
index 6045a77e..cab95f6a 100644
--- a/types/kafkajs.d.ts
+++ b/types/kafkajs.d.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ export type ConsumerSubscribeTopics = { topics: (string | RegExp)[]; replace?: b
 export type ConsumerRunConfig = {
   eachBatchAutoResolve?: boolean,
   partitionsConsumedConcurrently?: number,
+  maxBatchSize?: number,
   eachMessage?: EachMessageHandler
   eachBatch?: EachBatchHandler
 }